I have created an MFC application with a CSplitterWnd containing two panels (Left and Right) with the object of displaying XML code from a file in the right hand panel, and a tree structure of the code in the left hand panel. However, when I attempt to open a file (from an IDR_FILE_OPEN command on a menu bar) I cannot get the file contents to display in the right hand panel. Can anyone suggest what command I can use to do this job for me?

Thankyou in advance for any help!

What exactly is the problem?

I don't know what command I can use to display the contents of a file, specified from an open menu, in a panel of the splitter window. i.e. a normal CEditView window would use something like:


Hope this is more helpful. Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Have you considered OLE DB?

No I haven't but I'd rather do it the way that I have been doing it. I can't see it being too difficult to do but I'm just not quite sure how to do it.

Hi I don't know if I get your questions. But I guess you are having the difficulty getting the content of XML? If that try DHTML. that is to have a CHtmlView object rather than a normal CEditView. Then you can use GetHtmlDocument() and "get" methods to get the particular part you want.

I just want to display the contents of the file in plain text (i.e. the raw XML code itself). I know how to do this without using a splitter window but cannot do it when using the splitter. The problem appears to be telling the right hand window that I want it to display the raw file contents.

Sorry I didn't get your question

You could have:

CLeftView *pTreeView = (CLeftView*)mwndSplitter.GetPane(row1,col1);
YouAppView* pView = (YourAppView*)m_wndSplitter.GetPane(row2,col2);

I think that's all you need to have since you know how to make it work in one window